Responsive Post Preview vs Require Featured Image

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Responsive Post Preview

by Jake Bresnehan

Health D41

Require Featured Image

by pressupinc

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

Responsive Post Preview Require Featured Image

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Responsive Post Preview	Require Featured Image
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	3K–4K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	-25%
Overall health	D · 41	D · 44 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	73/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	3.92★ ✓
Reviews	0	16 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	29/100	44/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	High
Last updated	10.8y ago	6.7y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	230	433 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Responsive Post Preview Require Featured Image

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.